Bailing-machine.



PATENTED MAR. 12, 1907.

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'Winems'ea VZZQW PATENTED MAR. 12, 1907, W. P. MARSH. BAILING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR.28,1905.

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Wineas e6 /AW W No. 846,589. PATENTED MAR. 12, 1907.

W.' P. MARSH.

BAILI'NG MACHINE. nrmumon FILED APR. 28, 1905.

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TO WILL M. K'INNARD, OF

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To all whom it TMQ/y' OO TLCGTIIi. I

Be it known that 1, WVILLIAM P. MAnsH,

residing in Dayton', county of Montgomery, State of-Ohio', have inventedcertain 'new 4 and useful improvements in Bailing-Machines, of whic'lrtlie following is a full, clear, and exact desoriptio'n, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspeoiiication.

' My improvements'relate to machines for securing the wire bails to paper buckets and the like; and the improvements consist of that certain novel construction and arrange "ment of parts to be 'hereinafter pointed outand claiineda In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my iinproved' machine. Fig. 2 is a'plan view of same; F1gi 3 is a vertical crosssec tion taken oh the lines 3 3 of Fig. 2 -i Fig. 4

particularly 1 5 mechanism. Figs. 5 and 6 are details of the staple-driviw mechanism. Fig. 7 :is avertical longitudinal-section on the lines 7 7 of Fig.2. 1 i

z 5 *1' isa table provided with l'our legs 2 2 to form a solidand substantial framework for :the operating parts." a A g 3 is 'the'driving shaft, journaledin suitable bearings 4 4 at therear of the frame and driven by pulley 5 from. suitable power. Mounted on the medialportion of this shaft 3 are a series of fivfe'cam-wheels 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, each provided with -a cam-groove 112 r and each engaged by a roller 13 on a lever 14, one for each cam-wheel, and'eachpivoted I in suitable supportslfi on the'rear of the frame. The uppei' "end of each of these levers 14' is coupled with a horizontal plunger=15, 16, 1' 7, 18, and'19, respectively, by a 49 collar 20, loosely mounted on the end of each plunger-rod and adjusted by nuts 21 22, so i that the throw of each plunger can be properly adjusted, each" collar being .provided with a l oose joint'23 to pivot same to its respective lever 14. These plungers --are t "square in cross-section at their outer portion,

' with one edge uppermost, and each reci rocates through a guide-box"24;;throngh w iich .they pass to prevent them" from turning-1.5;

a I l Specification of Letters Patent I Applicationfileii April 28,1905. Serial No. 257.930-

is a detail side elevation of the wire-feed- The driving-shaft 3 is provided; with be veled gears 25 26 at either end; wlii'chin esh with corresponding gears '27 28.011 thelsh'afts Patented March suitable-bearings 31 32 and: 33. 34 on the side of the frame. The shaft 29 carries the gear 35, which meshes with the gear 36 on the frame underneath the table. On the shaft 37, journaled in suitable hearings in I endofthe shaft 37 is keyed a crank arm 38,

coupled by a link 39 to the lever 40, pivoted at 41 near the bottom of the trame. upper end of this lever is connected. by the connecting-rod 42 with the knuckle-joint of the toggle-levers" 43-44, which operate the clamp by Ineans of which the wire to be formed into the bail is drawn from .,tlie roll. This clamp consists of a relatively fixed jaw 45 and a pivoted jaw 46, pivoted at 47-to the fixed jaw. The fixed jaw ismounted on a block48, which slides on the rod 49.,

' The wire f or forming the bails is fed to machine from a roll and passes first through the two sets of grooved rollers 50 51, mounted on a side extension of the table 52, one set of grooved'rollers being vertically disposed and the other set arranged horizontally, so as .to straighten the wire as it passes between The wire then passes into the "the rollers.

feeding device, which consists of the loose clamp-plate 53,Fig. 4, and the relatively fixed plate 54, mounted on the block 55, which slides on the bar 56. The. ,clanipplate 535s actuated to clamp the wire; which passes between theplates 53 and 54, by the pin 57, which is flattened on one side and 'is' mounted to oscillatein suitable hearings on the block 55." y This pin 57 carries the de endin 1 arm 58, coupled by the link '59 wit. i'the the. 1

he l-crank lever '60, the longer arm of which carries the roller 61 on its outer end wl 'cl engages within the cam-groove 62 on or face of the cam-wheel 63, mountec shaft 30. As the bellecrank lever 6025s lated by the cam-wheel 63 the arni5. pin 57 in the block 55 willcause, p p rock and bring the edge of the fiat face the pin to bear on the. plate 53 to tightly clamp t'he wire between the plates; The. further movemen-tof the bell-crank lever will slide ioo forwardthe.block55 on therod 56, and t isfeedthe wire a short distance. Upon t turn movement the bell-crank lever. term" oscillates-the pin 57 to release the "is .retniined to;its nor nml ..,position:= t-o} Iagain,

late 5,3,a11d then the arm 58'con'tacts L1B-J l1t6 on theblock 55:11:11 the block while the clamp is being pushed in a position jaws will-be open; The I a v .'Whi0l 1 engages in a cam slot' 87 87 inthe camwith the next operation of the machine, clamp-the wire and feed it forwarda short distance. wire is necessary to permit the clamping- JfiWfS 45 46 to "grasp the'wire when by the action of the crank 38 on the shaft 37 and connecting mechanism the clamp is-brou'g-ht mto the position to grasp'the Wire. smuch as the clamp 45 46 fs actuatediby he connecting-rod 42 acting on theitoggles to grasp thewire, the

moment the pull on the'rod 42 comes in'the v be drawn across opposite d-irection the pull on the toggles will close: the clamp on the wire and the wire will. the machine in front "of the th s s-' 5,; H plunger-17 carries on its buterend a'fork-65, grooved horizontally-toelteeeive the wire, and

faces of the plunzoiitally'to receive t me. The outer-edge "of the plunger 19 is also'f-formed with a sharp vertical face, and the wire is cut ofi by the advance of this plunger against the wire- I holder 66, through-which the wire passes, and

and which '.ho1ding-fork65 advances contact of the de'pendin togg the lug 120, located which wire-holder is fixedto-the'frame. 67 v and 68 are ver tical posts'movable vertically, I I I posts normally 'stand at thehei ht of the fixed posts 69; and70. A ver rg il' oscillationis given these posts 67 and68 Y theirmiddle point in suitable bearings 73 4' the levers 7172, Fig. 3, pivoted at about the'table- I These levers one-the lower edge of I I their inner'ends tothe 7111Z2arecoupled at machine and the wire is released By these clamps, which open b off the' wire aga nst the holder '66 and bend over-at right angles a short half-inch section ,around the post 67 at to catchthe wire,

*"landthe "lunger advancestobend a short half-inch section of the. otherend of the wire at right'angles around the-post 681 AsY-the 18 advance to further bend the wire around the fixed post 69 70 the post 6 68 are withdrawn by the'levers 7-1 72 actuated by' the cam-wheels 77-78, The. ad-

vance of the 'plungers 16 and This short forward feed of the" 16, 1.7, 18, and 19. The

and the outer ends: I rs which engage, re the earn-slots 75 a'nd 7-6 inthe- I 1 cam-wheels 77 78, mounted on their respeco. tive side shafts-.30 and 29. i The.v operation of the various cam-wheels, 'heretofo're described, is so 'the clamp-'aws 45 4-6- have' drawn the wire across the reason of .the e-arrn 43 withf at t e proper-position in .the frame, the plunger 19 will advance'tocut the same time that the I 18 carries the section of wire, with the short right-angkle bends at the-ends, into the driving and clenc ing mechanism. 1 r

aeaese 'rovided with a rail 81' .81, upon'which is mounted to slide laterally and horizontally [the blocks 82 82. The outer ends of these blocks'are coupled byjthe connecting-rods 83 v83 to the levers 84,84, pivoted, respectively, on each side of the framein suitablesu 85 85. These levers each carry a -r'ol er- 86,

jside shafts 29. and 30; 1 Mounted in a recess 89 as shown in 6, in each of these blocks 82 isa sliding head 90, 91 to receive the ends of the wire advanced to it by the plungers 16 and ,18. The slot 91 is ofa wall' 93 a spiral spring which bears between this wall 93 and t e head to keep the head normally extended. a

, I A recess is provided within the form-blockeach "side to allow the ends of the wire bail to enter the recess Mounted horizontally within this recess in the block'179 u on the shafts or rods 9696 are the 'clen'cher p ates 97 97. I 98 98' are pifnions mounted on these rods 96 96, Fig. 5,"held' in position by bracket 99 underneath the edge of the tableand actuated .b the links 101 --1'01fto, the levers 102 102, w ich levers are pivoted at about theirjmi thereof, engaging grooves 105 105 in-the camtion to'jcon act with-and push upthe outer jloop of the bail.

5 vertically-in the guides 109 109, and is actu-. ated'by the lever 1'10, pivoted at-its middle int 111 in ja suitable support in theframe. y no .end of this lever 110 15 coupled by the portsearried through the head 90 for the reception plate 92,. which rests against the rear of the recess 89 in the block 82-. 94 is dleIpoints 103103 to the framejand are oscil lated by the studs 104 104 on the outer ends wheels 106 106,- mountedjrespectively, 'on" 29-30.. The operation'olf these I Theserods 107 107' are mounted on the cross-head 1108, which slides block,-mounted on the the cross-head 108, while the to receive in iii- .65 tion the paper vessel to be fitted."

80-80 are guide-bloclrsmounted on the tathe formeblock 79, each wheels i88 88, mounted, respectively, on the provided with aslot 9 79, anda slot is formed into this recesso'n by the'rack bars -100., which are coupled 11 I o oscillated in'a position'shown in Fig. .2, soas bucket.

othenend of this-lever carries a roller 113, which v engages the cam-groove lld in the card-wheel 115, mounted on the shaft 37.- iIIhe operation of the machine as a whole ,will be evident from the foregoing descrip tion, the various-rains .onf the-various shafts being timed to actuate their respective mechanisms, which in turn operate on .the wire to draw it from theroll, cut it off, bend it into the proper shape, clench it through completed bail for thesucceedingoperations, andprior towhich operation the wire being fed forward a short distance to permit the drawing-clamps to take hold.

In the operation of the machine the operator first places the paper bucket to be bailed 'on the form-block 79, the slots in the formblock being located at the proper position to receive the bail through the sides of the I The wire is then fed from the roll between the. straightening-rollers, 50 51, through the feeding clamp-plates 53 54, and throu h the. wire-holder, 66 and extending slightly beyond the wire-holder. The 'machine is then set in o eration, andv the drawing-clamp 45 46 oscil ates by its cam-wheel to advance across the machine and grasp the wire. The clamp thenrecedes, and just as the end of the toggle-lever 43 f the clamp strikes the lug 120 on the frame the cam;- wheels-6, 8, and advance the plungers 15, 17, and 19. 19 cuts the wire ofl, and and 19 make the short bend around the osts 67 and 68 atthesame time that the for ad vances to hold the middle'portion'of the wire against the form block 79. The plungers 16 and 18 arethen advanced to bend the wire at right angles around the fixed posts 69 and at the same, time that the driving-heads 90 are advanced by their respective cams and connecting mechanism to .drivethe end of the staple through the paper vessel and into the recess in the form-block against the clenchei's to bend the staple'back tightly against the inside of the pail. In this last operation the plates'92 92 form the backing on the outside for clenching the ends of the bail. Before the final bend is given to the bail by the plungers 16 and 18 the posts 67 68 are withdrawn by their respective cams and connecting mechanism. As soon as the.

I wire bail has been clenched in place the rods 107 107 are raised to throw the bail up, so that the paper bucket andits bail may be easily removed. During this operation the cam-wheel 63 operates the feeding device to advance the wire through the wire-holder 66 a sufficient extent to permit the drawing clamps to take hold at the commencement. of the next operation of the machine. Havingthus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1.,ln'abailing-machine, a series of plungers each'independent of the other for cutting, holding, and bending the wire, a shaft .with cam-wheels one,for each plunger and connecting mechanism for operating said plungers,-a blOCkffOI'ilOldiIlg. the :vesseltobe v bailed, withdriving and :"clenching: mechan- 18111-110 secure said bail whenforrned to the paper vessel. Y

- 2. In a bailing-machine; a series of pluners eachinde endent of the others for cutthe walls of'the paper vessel, andrelease the a p ting, holding, and bending the wire, a shaft with cam-wheels one for each plunger and connecting mechanism for operating said plungers, a block for holding the vessel tobe hailed, a pair of driving devices with shafts, cam-wheels and connecting mechanism for operating same to drive the ends of the wire through the vessel, with a pair of clenchers with cams and connecting mechanism to opera-te same to clench the ends of the bail in place.

3. In a bailing-machine, -a series of plungers each independent of the others for cutting, holding, and bending the wire, a shaft with cam-wheels one for each plunger and connecting mechanism for operating said plungers, a block for holding the vessel to be hailed,a pair of driving devices with shafts, cam-wheels and connecting mechanism for operating same to drive the ends of the wire through the vessel, a pairof driving devices,

with shafts at right angles'to and geared to said plunger-shaft, camvwheels thereon, and connecting mechanism for operating the driving devices to drive the ends of the wire through the vessel, with a pair of clenchers within the block-with cams on the shafts of the driving devices, and connecting mechanism to operate the clenchers to secure the ends of the bail in place. g 4. In a bailing-machine, a reciprocating. clamp to draw the wireacross the machine, I a series of plungers'with means for actuating them to hold, cut off, and bend the wire at both ends simultaneously, and driving mechanisms for driving the bent ends of the Wire through the vessel.

5 In a bailing-machine, the combination with a guiderfra'me and five reciprocatingplungers horizontally disposed therein, of a driving-shaft, with cam-wheels thereon con nected with said pl-ungers, the middle plunget carrying a fork to hold the wire .to be acted upon, and the other two pairs of plungers bendingthe wire, with posts upon which the wire is bent, and means for withdrawing 1 the outermost posts to permit bending around the innermost posts.

65' In abailing-machine, a-driving'mecha-nism, consisting of a sliding block, a slotted head mounted. to slide in said block toreceive the wire to be driven, with a longitudinal recess in said head, it. driving-plate mounted in said recess, with a spring to keep said slotted head extended to receive the wire, and to permit the head to be withdrawn for shifting said sliding block and connection to bring the said driving-plate into action. therefor to said flattened shaftfwhere'by the to 7. In a bailing-machine, feeding mechanshifting of the sliding block will tighten and ism for the wire, consisting of a sliding block release said clamping-plates.

, 5 carrying a relatively fixed and a loose plate WLLLIAIM' P; MARSH. between which plates the wire is passed, a Witnesses: flattened shaft mounted to rotate in said W. S. MCCONNAUGHEY,

' bloek,bearingon said loose plate,with means IRA CRAWFORD. H 

